5 months & 1 week update
Still clear skin, my red marks where actual spots used to be are now fading (accutane makes skin recovery very slow) and what can i say the drug is life changing....i have tried i believe 4 different antibiotics some even two times each, dozens of creams and washes etc and don't even get me started on "natural" stuff and nothing worked, people claim this drug causes all sorts but all i got from it was back pains and dryness that will go once i stop the treatment but either way i'd rather put up with that my whole life than an acne covered face, back, chest etc!
I have a dermatologist appointment today to see how i'm doing still as my last appointment was at 3 months where she gave me the remainder of tablets and stopped my blood tests so i'll see what she says today and will ask her some more questions regarding what happens when i come off just to maybe help people wondering about Accutane etc as i want this journey to be as informative as possible. Tablet wise i have two boxes left which will last me i believe 1 month which means in total my course has lasted 6 months at 40mg for first two months and 60mg for 4 months as thats all my body could handle due to my levels rising too high but everyone's body reacts different.
I will just edit this thread later today after my appointment, just to quickly note again as i have people sending me messages, i am not a dermatologist i'm just a patient who's taking Accutane to treat 6 years of unresponsive acne but the points listed on this journey are what has been told to me by a qualified NHS dermatologist, this is just my journey so people can read it and get answers and see the process of being on Accutane or how to get the ball rolling to even get on Accutane and i just want to help people who was in my position where you're sick of acne and want to try Accutane but don't know how to get on it or whats involved i.e blood tests and i will do my best to answer any questions anyone has.
Update: weird turn of events, i have been bumped up to 80mg now for 7 weeks so i would say my total course now is more like 8 months not 6 months and also my blood tests have resumed.
Good luck!